Rick Simpson Birding Services

I received an e-mail a short time ago from my friend Dimitri who runs the Itamambuca Eco Resort. One of his guests, none other than the illustrious Fernando Pacheco, found a new bird for the Ubatuba list; Orange-winged Parrot. This was good news for Ubatuba as the list just keeps growing.

This morning as I was lying in bed, it was about 06.30 so you could say I was having a lay-in, I heard a hell of a commotion coming from the roof of our apartment. As I became fully conscious I realised it was an Orange-winged Parrot, squawking away for all it was worth! Leaping forth I tried all angles to get a look at the beast, but failed miserably, the bird finally flew off and away in the one direction I can’t see from the apartment.

Still, this does constitute apartment tick number 83 depsite being heard only and incredibly, the second record for Ubatuba.

Orange-winged Parrot. Photo copyright Arthur Macarrão.